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Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld Shortwave Transceiver
HF/50MHz Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  20m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ≥ ±0.05 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? Continuous 1 Hz minimum

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 20m (50 kHz per XTAL) 0.03-60 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity 0.4 µV (20 dB S/N) ? SSB, CW, RTTY, PSK (BW=2.4 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.100–1.799 MHz 0.5 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
1.800–29.990 MHz 0.16 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 0.13 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
AM (BW=6 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.100–1.799 MHz 6.3 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
1.800–29.990 MHz 2 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 1 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
FM (BW=15 kHz, 12 dB SINAD)
28.000–29.990 MHz 0.5 µV (pre-amp 1 ON)
50.000–54.000 MHz 0.32 µV (pre-amp 2 ON)
Selectivity ? ? SSB, RTTY (BW=2.4 kHz) More than 2.4 kHz/–3 dB
Less than 3.6 kHz/–60 dB
CW/RTTY/PSK (BW=500 Hz) More than 500 Hz/–3 dB
Less than 700 Hz/–60 dB
AM (BW=6 kHz) More than 6.0 kHz/–3 dB
Less than 15.0 kHz/–60 dB
FM (BW=15 kHz) More than 12.0 kHz/–6 dB
Less than 20.0 kHz/–60 dB
Filters ? ? 15 / 6 / 3 / 1.2 kHz
Receiver system VFO or 12 × XTAL channels VXO. Max 2 XTALS Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 64.455 MHz (MAIN band), 64.555 MHz (SUB band)
2nd: 36 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker 2.6 W at 10% distortion with an 8 Ω load

Transmitter

TX-range - 20m (50 kHz per XTAL) 160-6 m
2000 m option
Modulations - CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63  
RF-output ? 2 W 5-200 W

Connections

Antenna - BNC SO-239
Impedance 50/60 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12V DC 9.5V DC Mains (85-265 V AC)
Current RX Max 150 mA 68 mA 150 VA
TX - Max 600 mA 800 VA max

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx in Japan Between 1987 and 2002 in Japan Between 2014 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 150 × 45 × 155 mm
(5.91 × 1.77 × 6.10 in)
66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
425 × 149 × 435 mm
(16.73 × 5.87 × 17.13 in)
Weight 800 gr (1.8 lbs) 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included 23.50 kg (51.8 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 12 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 7-inch display
Waterfall / scope
USB, Ethernet, SP/DIF
SD Card
Antenna tuner
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN MINIX-MR-000012S MIZUHO-MX-000014S ICOM-IC-007850